diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index 2c2381a806ae..38b46c7d1737 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -355,14 +355,19 @@ static int pp_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	struct pp_struct *pp = file->private_data;
 	struct parport *port;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
+	struct ieee1284_info *info;
+	unsigned char reg;
+	unsigned char mask;
+	int mode;
+	s32 time32[2];
+	s64 time64[2];
+	struct timespec64 ts;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* First handle the cases that don't take arguments. */
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case PPCLAIM:
 	    {
-		struct ieee1284_info *info;
-		int ret;
-
 		if (pp->flags & PP_CLAIMED) {
 			dev_dbg(&pp->pdev->dev, "you've already got it!\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -513,15 +518,6 @@ static int pp_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 	port = pp->pdev->port;
 	switch (cmd) {
-		struct ieee1284_info *info;
-		unsigned char reg;
-		unsigned char mask;
-		int mode;
-		s32 time32[2];
-		s64 time64[2];
-		struct timespec64 ts;
-		int ret;
-
 	case PPRSTATUS:
 		reg = parport_read_status(port);
 		if (copy_to_user(argp, &reg, sizeof(reg)))